Your gut health could be shaping your mood, focus, and emotions more than you think.

On this week's Summer ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit Episode, we dive into the fascinating gut-brain connection with IBS specialist, Cara Wheatley-McGrain, to talk about the small, everyday changes that can transform your mood, focus, and emotional wellbeing.

This episode is packed with insights on the gut-microbiome and practical strategies to help you eat in a way that nourishes both your brain and your gut, with tips on the three stars of the show: fibre, prebiotics and probiotics.

My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is now available, grab your copy here!

What You’ll Learn:

• How what you eat impacts your gut, mood and overall health
• The link between gut health, immune system, stress, and anxiety
• How processed foods and additives affect the microbiome
• The role of fibre and fermented foods in reducing stress
• Why inflammation and malabsorption matter for ADHD
• Simple strategies to improve your gut health
• The role of prebiotics and probiotics, and where to find them
• How to make small, sustainable changes to protect your gut

Timestamps

• 02:00 – The Role of Nutrition in Brain and Gut Health
• 03:30 – Understanding the Gut Microbiome
• 05:16 – ADHD Bloods: Ferritin, Iron, and Absorption
• 08:30 – Tracking Symptoms and Responses to Food
• 11:55 – Healthy Gut Microbiome and Serotonin
• 17:49 – Modern Diets vs Evolutionary Gut Needs
• 18:29 – Eating Tips to Optimise Your Gut Microbiome
• 21:27 – The Role of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Gut Health

Stress can have a huge impact on your gut microbiome, so while it’s brilliant to eat in ways that support your gut, your diet doesn't need to be "perfect"! It’s about finding what works for you and your lifestyle so your body and mind can thrive.

Links and Resources:

• Join the Waitlist for my new ADHD community-first membership launching in September! Get exclusive founding offers [here].
• Find my popular ADHD workshops and resources on my website [here].
• Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_pod
• Connect with Cara via her website or find her on Instagram.

Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.

In this week's ADHD Women's Wellbeing Wisdom episode, we revisit eye-opening insights from Dr Jessica Eccles, a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the Department of Neuroscience.

This conversation explores the fascinating connection between the brain and body in neurodivergent women. We talk about the links between ADHD, autism, hypermobility, fatigue, long COVID, and emotional regulation, and how these can impact our mental and physical health in ways that often go unseen or misunderstood.

My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is now available, grab your copy here!

What You'll Learn:

• The link between neurodivergence, hypermobility and long COVID.
• How dysautonomia connects ADHD to chronic fatigue and physical symptoms.
• The impact of proprioception issues and hypermobility on emotional regulation.
• Research exploring emotional regulation difficulties in ADHD and autism.
• The role of RSD in neurodivergent experiences of rejection and overwhelm.
• Research looking at the link between childhood neurodivergence, trauma and adult fatigue.
• The importance of early advocacy for neurodivergent children in schools and healthcare.

Takeaways:

• 01:32 - Hypermobility, Long COVID and Neurodivergence
• 02:15 - Abnormalities in the Autonomic Nervous System and Neurodivergence
• 03:24 - EUPD, ADHD and Autism Research
• 04:21 - Propioception, Emotion Regulation, Hypermobility and Neurodivergent Traits
• 08:00 - Hypermobility, Pain and Fatigue in Neurodivergent People
• 09:43 - Supporting and Advocating for Neurodivergent Children
• 15:19 - Advocating for Resources and Support

If you’ve ever wondered how ADHD shows up in your body, or why you feel so exhausted despite resting, this conversation will give you insight, validation, and clarity into issues you may have never considered connected.

Links and Resources:

• Join the Waitlist for my new ADHD community-first membership launching in September! Get exclusive founding offers [here].
• Find my popular ADHD workshops and resources on my website [here].
• Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_pod
• Bendy Brain LinkTree

Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.

Have you ever wondered how ADHD can impact sexuality, intimacy, and relationships?

On this week's Summer ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit Episode, accredited therapist and sexual advisor Debbie Amichai joins me to explore the impact of ADHD on sex life, emotional connection, and desire.

We talk about the difference between how ADHD can influence your sexual drive, how to quiet the busy ADHD brain, and why sensory tools can transform your intimate moments.

My new book, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Toolkit, is now available, grab your copy here!

What You’ll Learn:

• How ADHD affects sexuality, desire, and relationships
• The difference between active and passive ADHD and its effect on sex life
• Why emotional safety and recognising self-criticism can support intimacy
• The pressures of modern life and how they impact finding time for sex
• The challenge of going to bed due to ADHD autonomy
• The difference in how men and women get turned on
• Techniques to quiet the ADHD brain, including using sensory tools to enhance relaxation, quiet the brain and provide a deeper connection
• How societal pressures and Hollywood perceptions of sex impact intimacy and sexual enjoyment

Timestamps:

• 01:44 – Women’s Sexuality and ADHD
• 02:28 – How Self-Criticism Impacts Your Sex Life
• 10:18 – The Challenge of Going to Bed
• 13:36 – Common Misunderstandings About Women’s Sexuality
• 14:47 – Tips to Pause a Busy ADHD Brain for Intimacy
• 17:59 – Using Your Senses to Deepen Connection
• 19:57 – The Role of Mindfulness in ADHD Relationships

If you’ve ever wondered why intimacy feels challenging, why your brain won’t switch off during sex, or how emotional safety shapes your sexual relationships, this conversation is packed with practical tips and real talk.

Links and Resources:

• Join the Waitlist for my new ADHD community-first membership launching in September! Get exclusive founding offers [here].
• Find my popular ADHD workshops and resources on my website [here].
• Follow the podcast on Instagram: @adhd_womenswellbeing_pod
• Connect with Elizabeth via her website or find her on Instagram.

Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.